one wife’s journey through her husband’s sexual addiction to wholeness and healing
When we left our home state, we had filmed our “story” - at least, in part. Our church used our video (about a 5 minute clip) as part of a series called FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions. Some of the topics in the series included “How Can I Know the Bible is True?” and “How [...]
I have been insanely busy lately - my apologies for not writing for the past 6+ weeks. We are preparing to move across country and needless to say, my time is more than well-spoken for right now. This is the last day before the moving truck arrives and as I look around the house, I [...]
This CPM Conference is good. And hard. And stretching. And hard. Did I mention it was hard? The people of Stonegate Fellowship are so beautiful - their hearts are so loving and their willingness to be servants is absolutely tear-inducing and heart-melting. My husband and I love to serve others, and for whatever reason, it’s [...]
Everywhere I’ve turned the last few days, the message of “you can’t control this” hits me squarely in the face. I think God’s trying to get through to me - and I’m listening.
I finished up the winter-term of Celebrate the Journey Restore-group leading, using Celebrate Recovery materials. That was a great thing; we had some [...]
We were at an event last night and I stepped in it. I don’t mean I goofed up for the room to see, but I made a mistake. I engaged someone in conversation and went willingly in to the field, only to stagger back, wounded & hurt.
Ordinarily, I have a thick skin and [...]
One of the blogs in my RSS reader is “Signs of a Struggle,” where Thom relates his challenges with SGA. I appreciate Thom’s writing and his candor about his struggle. A while ago, he wrote about a church in Midland, Texas called Stonegate Fellowship and their Cross Power Ministries Marriage Conference. This Southern Baptist church [...]
I read on Charisma’s website that Gayle Haggard has a new book out. Why I Stayed: The Choices I Made In My Darkest Hour is definitely on my “to read” list, but what is fascinating to me is how many people either have judged or will judge her without understanding her story. They lack [...]
So last year around this time, I was struggling. Struggling to come to a peaceful place with my cousin’s unexpected and untimely passing, struggling to make sense of our therapy sessions and what we were getting from them, and struggling to keep my head above water when I was faced with the truth of my [...]
I had queried a few weeks ago whether it would be any easier to do the Cardboard Testimonies the 2nd and 3rd times… and the answer is a resounding “No.”
It was still completely worthwhile, but to do it at the northern campus of our church this past Sunday was still hard. It was hard to [...]
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
Turn and face the strange
(Ch-ch-Changes)
Don’t want to be a richer man
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
Turn and face the strange
(Ch-ch-Changes)
Just gonna have to be a different man
Time may change me
But I can’t trace time
David Bowie’s song “Changes” from the “changesONEbowie” album of 1984 seems to explain much of our lives right now. I’m pretty sure it’s not how Bowie intended [...]
